Digital Desk, Mumbai.The film ‘The Kerala Story’ was going through a lot of controversies even before its release. But moving ahead of all the difficulties, the film was released in theaters on May 5 and it is clear from the film’s earnings that the film is being liked by the audience. Now Adah Sharma’s film has become the second biggest film of the year 2023. The wonderful collection of the film continues continuously, the film has made a record breaking collection even on the 17th day of its release. After which it can be said that the film is just two steps away from crossing the 200 crore mark.
17th day earning so much
Despite facing continuous controversies, the film ‘The Kerala Story’ is doing wonders in the theatres. Theaters are full even on the 17th day of release. Fans are very fond of this film. Now the 17th day collection of the film has come out. There was a jump in the collection of the film on Saturday and on Sunday it has once again done wonders by earning in double digits. According to the report, ‘The Kerala Story’ has made a spectacular collection of Rs 11 crore on the 17th day of its release i.e. on the third Sunday. With this, the total earning of the film has now gone up to Rs 198.47 crore.
Just two steps away from crossing the 200 crore mark
‘The Kerala Story’ is now just two steps away from crossing the 200 crore mark. On the 18th day of its release, the film will definitely cross this magical number and with this, the film will become the second film of 2023 to join the 200 crore club after Shah Rukh Khan starrer ‘Pathan’. Made in a budget of 30 crores, this wonderful collection of this film is surprising.
This led to controversy
The controversy has been going on ever since the teaser of this film was launched in the month of November 2022. The film’s lead actress Adah Sharma plays the character of Shalini Unnikrishnan. So many controversies are happening on this film because the story of this film is based on those girls who wanted to become nurses but due to the nefarious designs of ISIS, they took up terrorism. In the film, Shalini has said that 32000 girls have been converted to ISIS in Kerala and she is also one of them. At the same time, due to controversies, this big figure has been reduced from 32000 to 3.